Fantasy Fiction
Fantasy fiction deals with the impossible being based on magic or the supernatural.
They follow no scientific rules - only the whim of the author.
Contemporary
Intrusion of the fantastic into modern life
Dark
Incorporates a sense of horror
BARKER, Clive
BISHOP, Anne
CARROLL, Jonathan
CONSTANTINE, Storm
KING, Stephen
KOONTZ, Dean R
LEE, Tanith
POE, Edgar Allan
RICE, Anne
STOKER, Bram
STRAUB, Peter
Epic
In which heroes and heroines wage epic combat with forces of evil
ARDEN, Tom
BRADLEY, Marion Zimmer
BROOKS, Terry
BUNCH, Chris
CANAVAN, Trudi
COLFER, Eoin
COOPER, Louise
DONALDSON, Stephen
DOUGLASS, Sara
EDDINGS, David
FEIST, Raymond E
FISHER, Jude
FUREY, Maggie
GEMMELL, David
GENTLE, Mary
GOODKIND, Terry
GREEN, Simon R
HAYDON, Elizabeth
HOBB, Robin
HORWOOD, William
IRVINE, Ian
JACOBY, Kate
JONES, J.V.
JORDAN, Robert
KAY, Guy Gavriel
KEYES, Greg
KURTZ, Katherine
LACKEY, Mercedes
LE GUIN, Ursula K
LINDHOLM, Megan
LISLE, Holly
MARCO, John
MAY, Julian
MODESITT, L. E.
MOON, Elizabeth
MOORCOCK, Michael
NICHOLLS, Stan
NICHOLSON, William
REICHERT, Mickey Zucker
ROWLING, J. K.
SALVATORE, R.A.
SIEGEL, Jan
TARR, Judith
TEPPER, Sheri S
TOLKIEN, J.R.R.
TURTLEDOVE, Harry
WEIS, Margaret
WILLAIMS, Tad
WURTS, Janny
ZELAZNY, Roger
Humour
Includes elements of familiar folk tales
ANTHONY, Piers
HOLT, Tom
PRATCHETT, Terry
Literary
Characters of fiction and literature take on reality in a fantasy world rich in literary allusion
HAGGARD, H.Rider
HOLDSTOCK, Robert
LEWIS, C.S.
PEAKE, Mervyn
WOLFE, Gene
Myth
Authors who place their stories in worlds of myth, saga and legend
BORCHARDT, Alice
CHERRYH, C.J.
DART-THORNTON, Cecilia
KERR, Katharine
LAWHEAD, Stephen
MARILLIER, Juliet
MOR, Caiseal
NIX, Garth
TARR, Judith
WHITE, T.H.
Other Fantasy Genres
DICKSON, Gordon R.
GABALDON, Diana
HAMBLY, Barbara
JACQUES, Brian
LUSTBADER, Eric van
PULLMAN, Philip
SILVERBERG, Robert